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John Sculley will forever be known as the CEO who ousted Steve Jobs from his position as Macintosh head in 1985. Now working as a partner at healthcare investment firm Sculley Brothers, Sculley is a fan of the BlackBerry platform and its Qwerty keyboard-focused handsets. Speaking to Bloomberg about the struggling Canadian handset manufacturer, Sculley…
If you’re a BlackBerry or Windows Phone user who like to share photos online, you’ll be sad to know that Instagram won’t launch an app for your platform any time soon. In an interview with Fast Company, Instagram CEO Kevin Systrom confirmed this, saying they’re intentionally moving at a slow pace. Here’s what he said:…
Today, CEO Thorsten Heins confirmed that the BlackBerry Playbook will not be receiving the BB10 update during the company’s quarterly earnings call. The company missed estimates, leaving the stock down more than 25%. BlackBerry itself has seen quite a few setbacks, to put it nicely, in the past few years and this news certainly won’t…
If T-Mobile’s UNcarrier pre-paid plans weren’t extreme enough, the magenta carrier is sending out invitations to an event in New York City on July 10th. Unfortunately, the invite is devoid of any details, just the words, “Our boldest moves yet.” What exactly that means is anyone’s guess. T-Mobile’s no-contract UNcarrier plans, which were unveiled in…
AT&T has released an unscripted mobile series that is sure to provide a ton of entertainment this summer. The series, @SummerBreak follows a group of teenagers from L.A. on their summer adventures before they shove off to college. The series is a collaboration between AT&T, BBDO and the Chernin Group. “@SummerBreak brings mobile technology and…
All of you BlackBerry Tweeters out there are in for a treat today, as the Twitter application has been updated to version 4.2, bringing a couple of new and nifty features along with it. Statement below: Updated Version of Twitter Now Available for BlackBerry Smartphones An updated version of Twitter has been released for BlackBerry®…
AT&T announced today that the BlackBerry Q10 will officially be available through the carrier on Friday, June 21st. The Q10 sticks to BlackBerry’s traditional design with its famous physical QWERTY keyboard for those still not accustomed to using a touch screen. It’s priced at $199 with a two-year contract, which is a bit pricey if…
Skype is rolling out its video messaging service for users across platforms today, and is now a free feature for users of Skype on Windows, Windows 8, Mac, iPhone, iPad, Android and Blackberry 10. Users can now send unlimited video messages to Skype contacts, even if the recipient is not online. Skype users have the…
WhatsApp Messenger reported a record amount of messages were sent and received via its cross-platform app. Over 10 billion inbound messages were sent and over 17 billion outbound messages were received by Whatsapp users. The free messaging platform only uses data to send and receive messages without SMS charges. Its been adopted by millions of…
The new BlackBerry Q5 has been caught at the FCC while getting approved for the sale in the U.S. That said, while this particular model is ready to sing along AT&T’s 3G network (850 and 1900 MHz), we’re not sure it will actually be available with the carrier’s contract. Rather, this could be just a…